Car Designers Run With Scissor Doors

9/12/2013 4:05AM

Car designers have lots of tricks to get consumers to notice a new car. One that’s getting a workout at this week’s Frankfurt motor show is using racy vertical doors to add a spice to a design. WSJ’s Joe White reports. Photo: GM

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... a ... I ... and ... Sethi Watsa tricks to get consumers to notice a car when it's getting a real workout at this week's Frankfurt Motor show two to receive further torture scissor doors to spikes to sign ... general Motors' ... Opel brand which is the middle of a painful turnaround is demonstrating its determination to survive the European auto ... shakeout ... that the dramatic show car called the Open monster features doors that swing up vertically Lamborghini style ... it's a dramatic look ... but it's probably not ... going to go into production ... two concepts on French auto maker Red nose stands ... are also outfitted with scissor doors ... but as you might expect German automaker Volkswagen ... she ... wants to go the French one better ... with the super high mileage XL one car ... as gullwing doors on sites are briefly opening hatchback ... with all three doors are open the car looks at a bird of prey ... one card that has scissor doors that are ... going to go into production for real is the end of the teachings ... you ... buy a plug in hybrid sports car ... it has innovated carbon fiber body structure ... and features for the opening scissor doors which gives the car ... fittingly exotic look ... for a vehicle that could be priced ... around a hundred thirty five thousand dollars ... this is Joe White lost ...